Although there are lots of people complaining about the cool weather right now, it's absolutely fantastic running weather....so keep pointing that out to all your non-runner friends :-)

Most of you have your summer run plans already set but if not here are a few races that we know several of our members are participating in:

Sarnia Roadrunners 5k on July 13th / 10k on August 10th

Huron House Boys Home Run, 10k, June 16th

Color Run 5k (Lansing Michigan), July 13th

St. Clair River Run 5 / 10k, July 20th

Bluewater Duathlon / Triathlon July 20th

Chicago Rock'n Roll Half Marathon, July 21st

Crim Road Races, 5 / 10 mile, August 24th

Michigan Wine Trail Half Marathon, August 25th

We've added links to all these races on our resources page and if you'd like to find out who in the group is attending, please check with us at one of the group runs. This isn't meant to be an all inclusive list but we did want to make people aware of races that others are attending - it's always great to share these events with others.

One of our goals as coaches is to offer our members new ideas / techniques that can help to improve their running ability. Here's an upcoming opportunity:

Jenny Lindsay, BSc., MSc.PT Registered Physiotherapist from Archway Health and Sport Services, will offer a talk on 'Functional Movememt Systems' to the group. Here's a quote from the functional movement website describing the system:Put simply, the FMS is a ranking and grading system that documents movement patterns that are key to normal function. By screening these patterns, the FMS readily identifies functional limitations and asymmetries. These are issues that can reduce the effects of functional training and physical conditioning and distort body awareness.

Looking for a place to purchase some healthy snacks? Try OrganicExtraVeganZa a local business specializing in organic, vegan and wheat free baking. The products can be purchased at Greens Organic Cafe (192 Christina) ....check their brochure for more info!